The top Cambridgeshire schools with the best A-Level results have been revealed.

The list, put together by the Department for Education, takes into account how well schools performed in regards to A-Level results.

The results also show the proportion of pupils who took primarily A Levels and gained grades of AAB or higher, including at least two in facilitating subjects.

Facilitating subjects are identified by the Russell Group of universities as: maths and further maths, English (literature), physics, biology, chemistry, geography, history, languages (modern and classical).

In Cambridgeshire, 16.6 per cent of pupils gained AAB or higher in their A-Levels, including at least two in facilitating subjects.

When the grades are added together and averaged grades like A+ and B- are used to signify whether the average grades were high or low within each banding, although these grades are not used to mark individuals' results.

The national average was 33.3 points per A-Level entry, the equivalent of a C+. In Cambridgeshire, the average point score was 34.1 (also a grade C+).

According to figures released by the Department for Education, pupils at the school scored an average of 41.3 points per A-Level entry in 2018 - the equivalent to a grade A.

At The King's School, 31.4 per cent of pupils gained grades AAB or higher in their A-Levels.

The average A-Level grade for this school was B.

The Leys School

The Leys school

According to figures released by the Department for Education, pupils at the school scored an average of 41.1 points per A-Level entry in 2018 - the equivalent to a grade A.

At The Leys School, 33.3 per cent of pupils gained grades AAB or higher in their A-Levels.

The average A-Level grade for this school was B.

Hills Road Sixth Form College

Hills Road Sixth Form College, Cambridge. (Image: Cambridge News)

According to figures released by the Department for Education, pupils at the school scored an average of 40.9 points per A-Level entry in 2018 - the equivalent to a grade A.

At Hills Road Sixth Form, 30.1 per cent of pupils gained grades AAB or higher in their A-Levels.

The average A-Level grade for this school was B.

St Mary's School

St Mary's School, Cambridge. Picture: David Johnson

According to figures released by the Department for Education, pupils at the school scored an average of 40.8 points per A-Level entry in 2018 - the equivalent to a grade A.

At St Mary's School, 28.9 per cent of pupils gained grades AAB or higher in their A-Levels.

The average A-Level grade for this school was B.

Bellerbys College Cambridge

According to figures released by the Department for Education, pupils at the school scored an average of 39.3 points per A-Level entry in 2018 - the equivalent to a grade A.

At Bellerbys, 65.4 per cent of pupils gained grades AAB or higher in their A Levels.

The average A-Level grade for this school was B.

Comberton Village College

Comberton Village College

According to figures released by the Department for Education, pupils at the school scored an average of 37.1 points per A-Level entry in 2018 - the equivalent to a grade A.

At Comberton Village, 19.9 per cent of pupils gained grades AAB or higher in their A-Levels.

The average A-Level grade for this school was B-.

In 2018 across England, the average point score per entry for A-Levels increased slightly to 33.3, from 32.4 in 2017. Even though the number of potential 16-18 students fell, the number of students who took primarily A-Levels or applied A-Level qualifications increased by 3.9 per cent.